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I was searching for into on a topic of which I guess I'm not allowed to say yet, but this was the only site that had any discussion about it that I
could find so far. I thought it was an obscure issue and would find nothing at all, but it would seem it's much more widespread than I thought.

I don't know if I will admit to my friends I joined this forum, but I've been exposed to many a conspiracy theory through a relative for the last 20
years, and many of them have proven to be false predictions and fear mongering, and others seem to be playing out as we speak.

At any rate, I hope to be learn some things - even if I don't get to the bottom of anything.

Keep an open-mind, you'll learn all sorts of new things. Just don't believe everything you read on here, take everything with a grain of salt, and
use common sense and you'll be alright.

You're not the only one who doesn't openly talk about being on here and who doesn't openly discuss conspiracies around friends and family, the
majority of us on here fall under that category. The vast majority of members on here are respectful and won't judge, but there are assholes on here
just like anywhere else in the world.

There's some really neat stuff to be found on here. Enjoy your stay and stay safe.

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